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T. GINGRAS.

LEATHER WASHER. No. 281,760. Patented July 24, 18 83.

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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

TIMOTHY GINGRAS, OF BUFFALO, NE? YORK.

LEATH ER WASHER.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,760, dated July 21,1883.

- Application filed J une 19,1852. (No model.) v

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, TIMOTHY GINGRAS, of Buffalo, in the county of Erieand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementson a Leather Washer; and I do hereby declare that the followingdescription of my said invention, taken in connection with theaccompanying sheet of drawings, forms a full, clear, and exactspecification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention has general reference to leather washersforcarriage-axles and similar purposes; and it consists, essentially, inthe novel construction, as hereinafter first fully set forth anddescribed, and thenpointed out in the claim.

The accompanying drawing illustrates different forms of the locking endsof the strips or blanks from which my improved. washer is made. v

The object of my present invention is the production of a leather washermade from a strip of leather bent into annular form, one end of eachstrip. or blank being inserted into a corresponding recess or cleft inother end, whereby the latter embraces or straddles it, the faces ofsaid ends interlocking, so that the washer, after being formed andprevious to its being pressed into proper form and density, will retainits shape, and thereby facilitate the subsequent operations to which itis subjected.

My present washer is composed, essentially,

of a strip of leather, A, bent into circular form and spliced and lockedtogether 011 the ends-that is to say, I first point one end, as shown ata, and then split the opposite end, I), correspondingly, so that thepointed end will enter the split end, and thereby form a splice, which,owing to the comparative length of the joint, is better capable ofmaking a secure and strong fastening than those in which the ends areonly butted or lapped together. In the pointed end a of said strip A, Iform a hook or barb, a, and in the split end I provide a correspondingnotch, &c., so that when the pieces are brought together they will lock,and thereby prevent the ring from opening.

I do not claim, broadly, awasher composed of a strip having interlockingends, such not being new.

I claim A leather washer .having one end provided with a barb and theother end constructed with a central opening to receive and interlocktherewitli, the two ends being practically united by compression tocomplete the article, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have heretoset my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

TIMOTHY GINGRAS.

Attestz MICHAEL J. STARK, JOHN G. DUERR.

